Figure 10.
Future dietary considerations. Currently most experimental animals are fed at least two different diets containing variable levels of phytoestrogens and ME. Diet(s) should contain higher levels of ME for gestation and growth and lower levels of ME for VO and uterotrophic assays. Animal vendors should give serious consideration to providing animals that have been maintained on diets free of D&G for studies that can be affected by dietary estrogens.